He didn't attend Pride last year either, and has continuously declined any gay pride event he has been invited to. As the comments on the article say, he's not a mayor for Toronto, he's a mayor for himself. I wouldn't want him there anyway - he would only go to get the homos to shut up and leave him alone. He clearly doesn't want any part of it.

JPtheBITCH saidAccording to that article in the Globe & Mail, he also hosted a radio programme where one of the guests made some vile homophobic remarks which were met by his...........complete silence.

In politics, this is a cheap shot.

Do I think John Edwards, John Kerry, Ron Paul or Joe Biden support 9/11 conspiracy theories? No of course not. But they've all had this "moment of silence" when some wacko asks them about it.

dan_x saidHe didn't attend Pride last year either, and has continuously declined any gay pride event he has been invited to. As the comments on the article say, he's not a mayor for Toronto, he's a mayor for himself. I wouldn't want him there anyway - he would only go to get the homos to shut up and leave him alone. He clearly doesn't want any part of it.

JPtheBITCH saidAccording to that article in the Globe & Mail, he also hosted a radio programme where one of the guests made some vile homophobic remarks which were met by his...........complete silence.

In politics, this is a cheap shot.

Do I think John Edwards, John Kerry, Ron Paul or Joe Biden support 9/11 conspiracy theories? No of course not. But they've all had this "moment of silence" when some wacko asks them about it.

This of course to anyone aware of the Antics of the Ford brothers is yet another of their homophobic not to mention Idiotic actions in Toronto.@ Larkin i'm so sorry for not giving you a full account of the History of the Fords here before creating my post.

How did this homophobic idiot get elected as mayor of Toronto This is unbelievable of all cities to elect a hate monger as mayor. His only interest is to try to steal either the Buffalo Bills or the New Orleans Saints and bring them to Toronto which is a horrible idea.

roadbikeRob saidHow did this homophobic idiot get elected as mayor of Toronto This is unbelievable of all cities to elect a hate monger as mayor. His only interest is to try to steal either the Buffalo Bills or the New Orleans Saints and bring them to Toronto which is a horrible idea.

Gay activist and Jane’s Walk executive director Jane Farrow said Ford was a “a lovely guest” at her May 4 launch, happily posing for a photo with her and openly gay provincial cabinet minister Kathleen Wynne.

“It’s a very serious thing to accuse people of being homophobic, and I would not say that is how Rob Ford is acting, but he is being less than a really good mayor by avoiding the Pride parade.”

“Some (gay) people don’t want him there. I need him to be at my city’s Pride parade to show he’s the mayor for all the city’s people . . . It’s worth skipping some dock time. This is critical — be big, be brave.”

“Ford is probably frightened on some level of going to Church St.,” and doesn’t feel welcome, she said, adding he could march with Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and other parents of gays and lesbians.

Mel Lastman was once in Ford’s shoes. The former mayor at first resisted going to Pride, afraid of news footage of leather and nudity and the prospect of being jeered, but relented in 1998.

GraphicGuy saidThis of course to anyone aware of the Antics of the Ford brothers is yet another of their homophobic not to mention Idiotic actions in Toronto.@ Larkin i'm so sorry for not giving you a full account of the History of the Fords here before creating my post.

Larkin saidDeclining an invitation to a pride event - even though you sign off on it and have a deputy attend in your stead - is now "openly homophobic"...

Let's all have a little perspective guys.

Exactly, there are plenty of homosexuals who do not attend pride, does that make them bigots too?

That being said, Rob Ford is a mass moron, no doubt, but perspective is insightful

No but they also are not the mayor representing the city of Toronto. Ford does attend most every other festivity.

Im agreeing on the fact that the fat blob is a moron, but this lack of attendance is seriously not a big deal. Do you REALLY want Rob Ford there?

Yes, at one pride event during the 10 days. I don't personally care about the paradeThere are events held a few feet from his office in City Hall. All other Mayors have. Anyhow, we know this will not happen during his term in office, i'm more concerned with ongoing build up of his actions.

Larkin saidDeclining an invitation to a pride event - even though you sign off on it and have a deputy attend in your stead - is now "openly homophobic"...

Let's all have a little perspective guys.

Exactly, there are plenty of homosexuals who do not attend pride, does that make them bigots too?

That being said, Rob Ford is a mass moron, no doubt, but perspective is insightful

No but they also are not the mayor representing the city of Toronto. Ford does attend most every other festivity.

Im agreeing on the fact that the fat blob is a moron, but this lack of attendance is seriously not a big deal. Do you REALLY want Rob Ford there?

Yes, at one pride event during the 10 days. I don't personally care about the paradeThere are events held a few feet from his office in City Hall. All other Mayors have. Anyhow, we know this will not happen during his term in office, i'm more concerned with ongoing build up of his actions.

Its not a bad thing, its only building up an arsenal of ammunition against him.